Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.

Chittenden County.
wlLLGsroN.
The fall term of the village school at
Wllliston will commence September ).
UNDERHILL.
Service in Calvary (EpiscopaD church,
village ,ot Underhill, ON sunday next,
september /, at O'Clock, p. IN.
wEsTFoRD
There will be an illustrated address on
the Life, Habits and Religion of the Hin
docs OF lndia.and Ceylon by CIV. Leitch
at the Congregational church on Thurs
day evening, Sept. 5, at 130 o'clock. The
illustrations will be given by means of the
oNy-hNdroGcn StereOptcOu. All are cor
daily invited. Admission is free, but
collection will he taken for missions at the
close.
WINOOSKI.
The graded schools here opened Mon
day with large attendance. The teach
ers are the same as last term with the eX-
ception of Miss Isham, who takes Miss
Peck's place. The Central Vermont
company are building Il new bridge over
the railroad at Nam street...... The out
let OF the Main street sewer is to be
changed from the foot of Main street to
point below the Woollen mills. The Bur
lington Woollen company have contracted
to do the work.
Mr. w. r. Chambers returned from
Abbotsford, Canada, Thursday night
where he conveyed his sister, Mrs. Lip
piatt for burial. Mr.. Chambers and his
family have the sympathy of IA large circle
OF friends in their bereavement.
ESSEX JUNCTION
The pulpit Of the Union church was oc-
cupied last Sunday by Rev. w. +. Eng
llsh, who preached to full house at both
morning and evening services Excellent
mnSip furnished n hy ha oh ba
sermons were botn such as our people
rarely have the privilege of hearing, and
such as any intelligent audience might
consider great treat. The people of this
place are more than sorry to have their
young pastor leave, yet he will carry with
MN the good wishes of large circle of
friends Ia two weeks he will
preach his last sermon, and in
the evening of the same day will give an
account OF his foreign work and the cOuu-
try to which he is going. MIR. John
Stevens of this place has been called into
Canada to see his brother who was consd
cred dangerously sick ....Mr. j ,hn Rey-
nOldS returned Saturday night from Bos-
ton, where his business had summoned
nm for few days -. Mr.. Harry Brooks of
boston is visiting at his uncle's, Mr.. >. X.
Williams's home. Mr.. and Mrs a. G..
Ferrin have been stopping for a short
time at DR.. Ferrin's
COLCHESTER
this place We're favored with the opportunity
of hearing II lecture given in the Conglpga-
tioral church by Mr. Leitch, a returned
missionary, on the sub iect of the Hmdoo
people-their religion and customs, and the
religious work in CeylOn, in which he has
recently been engaged with his two sisters.
He was greatly aided in his lecture by the
use of the oXy-hydrogen stereopticon. The
audien expressed themselves much pleased
with the. lecture and will long remember the
need of christianity among those intelligent
but heathen people. We are informed that
the lecture met with good success when
given at OF her points, and that most of the
towns of this county avail themselves of this
opportunity. We are glad to be able to an
nounce that the Congregational church OF
this place expect Rev. Amos HObrook from
Windham to commence his services as THEN
pastor October l.
EAST CHARLOTTE
The Roman Catholics under the vigorou,
lead of Father Campeau, have greatly i'm
proved their place of worship this summer
fine extension has been added for the altar
confessonals and Priests room thus adding
much To the seating capacity of the build
ing, and its general good appearance, eXter
nally and internally. The stoves too, have
been removed from the audience-room anc
wood furnace placed below for heating
The Society held a successful Peach festiva
on recent evening. mg.-,luvcnic sneal
thieves, led by certain fast youth from
the west part of the town, have lately beei
committing nightly depredations on the fruit
trees and melon patches hcrcahoutS. They
are well known and there is IL good pros
pect of their soon fetching up for while il
Nergennes reform school, or Rutland Hous,
of Correction.-A very pleasant socia
gathering, by members of the Baptist soci
ETY. and their friends, was held the Other
evening at the house of Messrs. Bradley ant
Davis Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, no less than
Mr.. Bradley and wife are entitled to mucl
commendation for the happy way in whicl
the affair passed off. Mrs. X. G.. Beers ant
her son, Master Louis Beers entertainet
the company with several musical selections
very finely rendered. This same society
will give another socable at Mr.. Bratoi
Clarks, ON the evening of Tuesday, Septem
ber 9th, when an equally enjoyable time may
be anticipated, A hearty general invita-
ton is extended w. H. Rand return
ed last Saturday to Boston, where he has
clerkShip in one of the largest wboesal
grocery establishments in the City.--Mrs
Wooster and her daughter Mrs S. \
Wooster have returned home after yea
spent very pleasantly in Chicago. Thei
many friends here are glad to welcome then
back --Guests from Western New Nur
are visiting at \. +. Palmers, and frou
Bratteboro at f j. Harris s.--Nlr am
Mrs. Clark and son from Ticondcroga, y
", are visiting friends here and in othe
Vermont towns, adopting the old time am
very pleasurcable method of travelling wit
horse and carriage.
ESSEX.
In the Roger and Peppin affair report e,
by correspondent ''ill-feeling because 0
woman, etc, was mentioned as tn
cause of the trouble. In Justice to Nj
Rogers, who has an estimable wife am
family and whose domestic life is aboy
reproach, it should be said that that state
ment was erroneous. There was no woma
in the case. Rogers did not leave hi
wagon to fight but to procure milk ca
left for him at the place. He was assault